This is called Hamilton Pool, and is about 40 minutes outside of Austin. I am so glad to be so close to a place as neat as this. I was pleased with how natural they have manged to keep a place like this.

We also managed to have a few fantastic meals at wonderful restaurants.

County Line BBQ has a number of locations, and while I'm sure they all serve the same fantastic bbq, I was more impressed with the gorgeous view we had. It was also some of the best restaurant coleslaw I'd ever had, great beef ribs, and I would definitely recommend the marbled brisket. Good food, great view, cool breeze blowing... made for a fantastic way to end the day.

Kome is a wonderful Japanese restaurant that serves lots of traditional Japanese foods and sushi also. The traditional Japanese foods included takoyaki, onigiri, karage, etc. It is serving foods you might find inside of a Japanese home vs foods you find at an American-Japanese restaurant. The sushi was excellent, and we were all very pleased with the dishes we got as well.

In addition to all the good food, fun times with friends, and running around experiencing new things... I also taught my first drop spindle class in Austin. Getting to teach again is a fantastic thing; I was definitely missing teaching spinning and knitting.

It was a very busy weekend, and I did enjoy getting to explore Austin more! Hope everyone else had an enjoyable Labor Day Weekend, as well!

Welcome!

It's definitely starting to get into last second gift knitting crunch time!! One skein of @malabrigoyarn Caracol and an evening is all that's needed to work up a #tomodachihat !!
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It looks great in both semi solids and variegated colors! 💗💖
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Find it in the link in profile!
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My #carbethcardigan is turning out quite deliciously. I can't wait to be able to wear it, it's gonna be a happy cloud of colors to wear this winter.
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Maybe not the best photo today, but I couldn't help sharing just how happy this is turning out! @knittedwit yarns.
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Grabbed some lunch at a new ish Taiwanese bites place near my work. It has my current favorite black milk tea.
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Normally I'm crazy picky and want to choose ice level and sweetness, but this one only comes in one option. While maybe too sweet, I've just learned to get it in moderation.
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I accidentally ended up blocking this #tomodachihat a bit longer than the others, and I still love it!
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It's funny, I'm not huge on orange very often, but I think this one may end up being my most worn version!
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A variegated colorway ends up being super versatile because you know you can wear it with outfits of all those colors!
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Needing a last minute gift? How about a hat you can knit up in a single evening?
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Tomodachi is now available on Ravelry! You'll just need a skein of @malabrigoyarn Caracol, some US15 needles, and a few hours!
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Tomodachi means "friends" in Japanese, and I named it such because you can whip these up fast enough to make one for all of your knit-worthy friends!
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Find Tomodachi via my link in profile!
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